Saturday, July 24, 2010

Istanbul cultural center's fate uncertain

"Istanbul cultural center's fate uncertain

Şekib Avdagiç, the chairman of the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture agency's executive board, speaks to reporters in front of Atatürk Culture Center in Istanbul. DAILY NEWS photo, Mehveş KONUK

Istanbul’s longtime cultural center has now been closed for more than half of the city’s year as a European Capital of Culture, and its reopening remains mired in a legal dispute that shows no sign of ending."

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